"rulers" is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it when referring to people or authorities in charge of a country, empire, or region. Example: Throughout history, powerful rulers have been known to expand their empires by conquering their neighbors.
The era when Nigeria's rulers could take the people for granted is no more.
The White House is attempting to cultivate new ties with Egypt's new Islamist rulers following the removal of the Hosni Mubarak, the hardline president who was formerly backed by Washington, last year.
These were fortified settlements, established by various rulers between the 11th and 17th centuries, now swallowed by the sprawling city of today.
Like many expired authoritarian rulers, he promoted himself as the champion of women's rights in a desperate attempt to appeal to sceptical audiences at home and abroad.
UK prime minister David Cameron and his defence secretary Philip Hammond have been busy trying to persuade the rulers of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to buy British Typhoon jets, following the example of Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Under a unique system maintained since 1957, nine hereditary state rulers take turns as the country's king for five-year terms.
But it changed everything in Tunisia and indeed across the Arab world, as ordinary people from Morocco to Yemen felt inspired and fearless enough to take on their rulers.
Each also desires to co-operate with their former rulers if independence is achieved.
This certainly happened to some Home Rulers, and Salmond enjoys being a Commons man, as do Robertson and some of the more experienced nationalist MPs.
Instead, the lot of the everyman and everywoman forms only a backdrop to the story of would-be rulers and their clashes for power.
Hardly a day goes by without Britain's new rulers drawing a line under the past, or promising less government.
